Can recruit-a-friend be used without the XP boost?

Hello,
I'm recruiting a friend into WoW, especially looking forward to enjoying all the new cool zones in post-shattering Azeroth. I would like to use the RAF program for free gametime, friend summoning and a cool rocket, but would like to disable the experience bonus gain. After all, the new quests and content are built for a smooth flow.

I'm pretty much guessing there'll be no way to do this, but figured there's no harm in asking here. I am somewhat surprised that I couldn't find any previous questions of this sort anywhere - though in the pre-shattering Azeroth it kinda makes sence to want to get through to TBC content as fast as possible :P

Ah well, unless Blizzard is able to come up with a solution, I guess it's just regular trial+upgrade and gaming without those extra benefits.

I'm pretty much guessing there'll be no way to do this, but figured there's no harm in asking here. I am somewhat surprised that I couldn't find any previous questions of this sort anywhere - though in the pre-shattering Azeroth it kinda makes sence to want to get through to TBC content as fast as possible :P

Ah well, unless Blizzard is able to come up with a solution, I guess it's just regular trial+upgrade and gaming without those extra benefits.

Not being in a group doesn't prohibit you from playing together, but yeah it's a little less flexible with some quests.

Sadly this isn't possible. In almost all cases players will want to level faster and gain triple experience, so when developing the recruit a friend service there was no need for a way to opt out of certain benefits.

The only way possible way to not gain additional experience (and still be grouped) that I can think of would be to sign up via RaF and then wait for the in-game benefits to expire (90 days). Bonuses such as free game time and the rocket mount can still be awarded even after 90 days have passed; the link between you is retained indefinitely so you wouldn't lose out on those.